The calculations shown in the charts below reflect differences in operating costs between traditional and redesigned formats after the redesign is complete. The cost savings primarily reflect decreased time spent by instructional personnel (full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate teaching assistants) and/or substitution of less expensive personnel. Other kinds of cost savings are not included in the charts such as those accrued from increased space capacity and from greater retention. In addition, the savings shown are for one year. The charts do not amortize the savings over the life of the course. Doing so would increase the savings by a factor of five, for example, if the course remained substantially the same for five years.

There are four ways that the cost-per-student figures translate to actual practice: 1) newly available faculty time, which can be reassigned to other courses or responsibilities; 2) actual dollar savings (e.g., the elimination of adjuncts or other personnel); 3) the capacity to serve more students, thus reducing the cost-per-student; 4) a decline in faculty workload for the course.

Round I Projected Savings Summary

Institution

Course

Cost Per Student

Savings

%

Traditional

Redesign

per Student

Savings

Va Tech

Math

$91

$27

$64

71%

U at Buffalo

Computer Lit

$248

$114

$134

54%

U of So. Maine

Psychology

$113

$58

$55

49%

Rio Salado

Algebra

$49

$31

$18

37%

U of Illinois-UC

Statistics

$237

$159

$78

33%

Penn State

Statistics

$176

$123

$53

30%

UW-Madison

Chemistry

$257

$185

$72

28%

U of Central Florida

Amer Gov't

$112

$81

$31

28%

U Colorado-Boulder

Astronomy

$171

$137

$34

20%

IUPUI

Sociology

$83

$66

$17

20%

Average

37%

Institution

Course

Annual

Annual Cost

Annual

Enrollment

Traditional

Redesign

Savings

UW-Madison

Chemistry

4,100

$1,053,700

$758,500

$295,200

U of Illinois-UC

Statistics

3,200

$758,400

$508,800

$249,600

U at Buffalo

Computer Lit

1,000

$248,000

$114,000

$134,000

Va Tech

Math

2,000

$181,540

$53,360

$128,000

Penn State

Statistics

2,200

$387,200

$270,600

$116,600

U Colorado-Boulder

Astronomy

2,080

$355,680

$284,960

$70,720

U of Central Florida

Amer Gov't

2,200

$246,400

$178,200

$68,200

U of So. Maine

Psychology

875

$98,875

$50,750

$48,125

IUPUI

Sociology

2,000

$166,000

$132,000

$34,000

Rio Salado

Algebra

955

$46,795

$29,605

$17,190

TOTAL

20,610

$1,161,635

Round I Actual Savings Summary

Institution

Course

Cost Per Student

Savings

%

Traditional

Redesign

per Student

Savings

Va Tech

Math

$91

$21

$70

77%

Penn State

Statistics

$176

$98

$78

44%

U at Buffalo

Computer Lit

$248

$143

$105

42%

Rio Salado

~

Algebra

$49

$31

$18

37%

U of Illinois-UC

Statistics

$237

$165

$72

30%

U of Central Florida

~

Amer Gov't

$112

$81

$31

28%

U of So. Maine

~

Psychology

$113

$88

$25

22%

U Colorado-Boulder

~

Astronomy

$171

$137

$34

20%

IUPUI

~

Sociology

$83

$66

$17

20%

UW-Madison

~

Chemistry

$257

$215

$42

16%

Average

34%

Institution

Course

Annual

Annual Cost

Annual

Enrollment

Traditional

Redesign

Savings

U of Illinois-UC

Statistics

3,200

$758,400

$528,000

$230,400

Penn State

^

Statistics

2,440

$429,440

$239,120

$190,320

UW-Madison

Chemistry

4,100

$1,053,700

$881,500

$172,200

Va Tech

Math

2,000

$182,000

$42,000

$140,000

U Colorado-Boulder

Astronomy

2,080

$355,680

$284,960

$70,720

U of Central Florida

Amer Gov't

2,200

$246,400

$178,200

$68,200

U at Buffalo

>

Computer Lit

600

$148,800

$85,800

$63,000

IUPUI

Sociology

2,000

$166,000

$132,000

$34,000

U of So. Maine

Psychology

875

$98,875

$77,000

$21,875

Rio Salado

Algebra

955

$46,795

$29,605

$17,190

Total

20,450

$1,007,905

^ Adds students> Enrollment less than projected~ Full course redesign not complete. Participants were not required to redesign the whole course. In the chart, cost savings are projected as if the entire course were redesigned.